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Prominent Taliban leader killed in airstrike in Afghanistan

| | Jul 24, 2017, at 09:42 pm
Afghanistan, Jul 24 (IBNS) : A prominent leader of the Taliban group has been killed during the air and ground operations in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press said.

It reported quoting the  local security officials as saying that  Mawlavi Shahidullah was killed during the operations conducted late on Saturday night.

A spokesman for the 20th Pamir Division in Northeastern parts of the country Nazar Mohammad Ghiasi said the operations were conducted in Kunduz city, Qala-e-Zal, and Khanabad districts.
He said at least 17 Taliban insurgents were killed during the operations and 15 others were wounded.

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